In an attempt to combat failing ratings, NBC’s Rock Center on Wednesday night aired another biased and sensationalized piece on Remington Arms, and America’s firearms industry. The Rock Center reporter, Scott Cohn, has a well established anti-gun bias — as evidenced by his 2010 “story” on the Remington 700. Cohn and NBC alluded to an [...]
Government Relations
EPA Denies Anti-Hunting Group’s Latest Petition to Ban Traditional Ammunition
April 10th, 2012
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday denied yet another frivolous petition by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) — an established anti-hunting group — calling for a ban on the traditional ammunition (containing lead-core components) for hunting and shooting. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and [...]
Second Amendment Not Responsible for Mexico’s Gun Violence
April 9th, 2012
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During his recent visit to the White House, Mexico President Felipe Calderon renewed his call for a U.S. assault weapons ban as a solution to the drug cartel-caused violence that plagues his country. He also claimed, according to columnist Bill Press, that violence levels are directly related to the number of guns in circulation. Both [...]
Illinois Ruling a Victory for 2nd Amendment
April 5th, 2012
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The Illinois Supreme Court today reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Cook County’s so-called “assault weapons” ordinance banning certain commonly owned and widely used semi-automatic firearms, including modern sporting rifles—a decision the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, called a victory for the Second Amendment. [...]
NSSF Urges Members to Use #gunvote Button
April 4th, 2012
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NSSF is encouraging its members and others to proactively use its #gunvote icon on their websites and other electronic communications. The goal is to remind hunters, shooters and gun owners that together they can make a huge impact at the polls this Election Day. NSSF asks that the icon be linked to nssf.org/gunvote, a good [...]
Urge Support for Public Shooting Ranges Bill
April 2nd, 2012
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NSSF encourages its members, and all target shooters and hunters, to urge their U.S. senators and representatives to support the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act. This legislation, a priority of NSSF’s government relations efforts, will ensure that shooters and hunters have high-quality public facilities at which to train, learn about firearms safety and [...]
N.Y. Budget Committee Strikes Down Ballistics Imaging and Microstamping
March 26th, 2012
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NSSF is pleased to announce that a joint New York state budget committee today voted on a revised budget (AB 9055D) that repeals the ballistics-imaging (COBIS) requirement from state law. Anti-gun legislators had also tried to include a provision in the bill that would have mandated microstamping throughout the state. Remington Arms Co. and Kimber [...]
Remington Says It Could Leave New York If Microstamping Becomes Law
March 26th, 2012
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Firearms manufacturer Remington Arms Co., which employs more than 1,000 workers at its Ilion, N.Y., facility, says it may be forced to move out of New York if microstamping legislation becomes law, the New York Daily News reports. Yonkers-based Kimber Manufacturing also expressed its concerns last week in a press release. Read NSSF’s microstamping fact [...]
Overstating Their Case on Bird Mortality
March 26th, 2012
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The U.S. Department of the Interior last week rejected a petition filed on behalf of the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) to establish a mandatory permitting system for wind farm projects. Collisions, whether involving wind turbines, buildings or glass, are among the leading causes of bird mortality and far exceed incidences of lead ingestion from traditional ammunition (ammunition [...]
Helping 100 Million Sport Shooters Speak with One Voice
March 23rd, 2012
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During a recent meeting of the World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities in Nuremberg, Germany, National Shooting Sports Foundation President and CEO Steve Sanetti said in a video interview with NRA News’ Ginny Simone, “We enjoy the [firearm ownership] rights that the rest of the world can only dream about.” Watch the [...]
